He mistakenly discovered the Americas in 1492 while searching for a faster route to India.

Discovered a route to India for Portugal by s a was very profitable for both the country and sailor with his cargo

A company founded by the Dutch in the early 17th century to establish and direct trade throughout Asia. Richer and more powerful than England's company, they drove out the English and Established dominance over the region.

Portuguese navigator who led the Spanish expedition of 1519-1522 that was the first to sail around the world.

Conquered the Aztecs at Tenochtitlan. Established Mexico City, transported a lot of precious metal back to Spain, and the new colony gave rise to mestizos (mixed races of European and Native American descent)

The first permanent English settlement in North America, found in East Virginia

French colony in North America, with a capital in Quebec, founded 1608. New France fell to the British in 1763.

Made up of present day New York and New Jersey; wanted to find the Northwest passage and gain access to fur trade

Lasted from 16th century until the 19th century. Trade of African peoples from Western Africa to the Americas. One part of a three-part economical system known as the Middle Passage of the Triangular Trade.

The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.

An economic system based on private ownership of capital

An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought

A three way system of trade during 1600-1800s Africa sent slaves to America, America sent Raw Materials to Europe, and Europe sent Guns and Rum to Africa

A voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies

Christopher Columbus

Dutch East India Company

Ferdinand Magellan

Atlantic Slave Trade

Columbian Exchange

Middle Passage

Europeans convinced royal families on exploration by promising to spread _____________.

Examples of goods traded from the Old World to the New World

Examples of goods traded from the New World to the Old World

What was a monumental consequence of Columbian Exchange & the Northwest Passage?

The forced displacement of Africans to the new world to meet the needs of labor intensive crops farming of things such sugarcane & tobacco.

English colonists suspicously disappeared at the colony of ____________, demonstrating some of the struggles Europeans had in establishing settlements in the New World.

Which of the following lead to the decline of Indigenous populations during the Age of Exploration?

Which of the following was the goal for European Exploration?

What was a monumental consequence of Columbian Exchange & the Northwest Passage?

English colonists suspiciously disappeared at the colony of ____________, demonstrating some of the struggles Europeans had in establishing settlements in the New World.

What is mercantilism?

Who conquered the Aztecs?

The Ottoman conquest of Constantinople was significant because it ______________________.

The Battle of Mohacs was significant because it results in the Ottoman _______________________.

Which factors led to the decline of the Ottoman Empire? (More than one is correct)

Zheng He's voyages helped China acquire new allies & trade connections.

Under Mehmed II, the Ottomans conquered Constantinople in 1453 and renamed the city _______.

Which of the following had the greatest impact on the exchange of ideas between Ming China and Europe?

The native populations in the Americas willing gave their land and resources to the Europeans.